Teresa Wright
Acting
Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. Her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination came in 1941 for her debut work in The Little Foxes. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1942 for her performance in Mrs. Miniver. That same year, she received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for her performance in Pride of the Yankees opposite Gary Cooper. She is also known for her performances in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Wright received three Emmy Award nominations for her performances in the Playhouse 90 original television version of The Miracle Worker (1957), in the Breck Sunday Showcase feature The Margaret Bourke-White Story, and in the CBS drama series Dolphin Cove (1989). She earned the acclaim of top film directors, including William Wyler, who called her the most promising actress he had directed, and Alfred Hitchcock, who admired her thorough preparation and quiet professionalism.
TV Shows(27)
Picket Fences
Emily Ridgefield
1992
Murder, She Wrote
Helen Appletree
1984
The Love Boat
Sister Regina
1977
Hawkins
Jenny Burke
1973
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Ruthanne Cameron
1971
Lancer
1968
CBS Playhouse
Virgie
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Marion Brown
1962
The Defenders
Anne Clark
1961
Adventures in Paradise
Emilie Forbes
1959
Bonanza
Katherine Saunders
1959
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Doris Walker
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Mary
1955
Climax!
Eilene Wade
1954
Studio 57
1954
Letter to Loretta
Schoolteacher
1953
The Oscars
Self
1953
General Electric Theater
Mary Todd Lincoln
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
Alison Stevens
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Sister Mary Winifred
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Judith Anderson
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Terry Hagen
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Emily
1950
Your Show of Shows
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Movies(49)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
2021
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Self
2000
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self
2000
Angel Passing
Wife
1998
The Rainmaker
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
1997
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage)
1991
The Exorcist III
Penitent (uncredited)
1990
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Helene Berman
1990
The Good Mother
Grandmother Eleanor
1988
The Fig Tree
Miranda's Grandmother
1987
Bill: On His Own
Mae Driscoll
1983
Morning's at Seven
Cora Swanson
1982
Somewhere in Time
Laura Roberts
1980
The Golden Honeymoon
Lucy Tate
1980
Roseland
May
1977
Flood!
Alice Cutler
1977
The Elevator
Edith Reynolds
1974
Crawlspace
Alice Graves
1972
The Happy Ending
Mrs. Spencer
1969
Hail, Hero!
Santha Dixon
1969
The Desperate Hours
Eleanor Hilliard
1967
Big Deal in Laredo
Mary
1962
The Restless Years
Elizabeth Grant
1958
Escapade in Japan
Mary Saunders
1957
The Edge of Innocence
Carol Morton
1957
The Miracle Worker
Annie Sullivan
1957
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Ruth Simmons
1956
Once to Every Woman
Carol
1956
No. 5 Checked Out
Mary
1956
The Miracle on 34th Street
Doris Walker
1955
Track of the Cat
Grace Bridges
1954
The Actress
Annie Jones
1953
Count the Hours!
Ellen Braden
1953
The Steel Trap
Laurie Osborne
1952
California Conquest
Julie Lawrence
1952
Something to Live For
Edna Miller
1952
The Men
Ellen
1950
The Capture
Ellen Tevlin Vanner
1950
Enchantment
Lark Ingoldsby
1948
The Trouble with Women
Kate Farrell
1947
Pursued
Thor
1947
The Best Years of Our Lives
Peggy Stephenson
1946
The Imperfect Lady
Millicent Hopkins
1946
Casanova Brown
Isabel Drury
1944
Shadow of a Doubt
Young Charlie
1943
The Pride of the Yankees
Eleanor Twitchell
1942
Mrs. Miniver
Carol Beldon
1942
The Little Foxes
Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
1941